Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Zambia

Primary completion rate in Zambia in 2013 — 81.83%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 140. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 15.39 pp.

2013 81.83% −7.58 pp vs 2012
World rank 110of 140
Period maximum 98.69%2010
Period minimum 59.74%2002

Trend over time

1972–2013 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Zambia, 1972–201350607080901001972197719821987199219972002200720121972: 66.44%1973: 68.41%1974: 72.48%1975: 74.64%1976: 75.28%1977: 77.08%1978: 81.61%1979: 80.54%1980: 81.12%1981: 81.67%1982: 83.56%1983: 85.98%1984: 91.01%1986: 89.63%1998: 65.59%1999: 62.94%2000: 60.37%2002: 59.74%2004: 70.45%2005: 81.79%2006: 83.41%2007: 87.14%2008: 91.11%2009: 85.41%2010: 98.69%2011: 88.32%2012: 89.41%2013: 81.83%
Change over the period: +15.39 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2013

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 81.83%
World 88.31%
Eastern Africa computed 67.38%
Primary completion rate — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2013 81.83 −7.58 pp
2012 89.41 +1.09 pp
2011 88.32 −10.37 pp
2010 98.69 +13.28 pp
2009 85.41 −5.7 pp
2008 91.11 +3.97 pp
2007 87.14 +3.73 pp
2006 83.41 +1.61 pp
2005 81.79 +11.34 pp
2004 70.45
2002 59.74
2000 60.37 −2.57 pp
1999 62.94 −2.64 pp
1998 65.59
1986 89.63
1984 91.01 +5.02 pp
1983 85.98 +2.42 pp
1982 83.56 +1.89 pp
1981 81.67 +0.56 pp
1980 81.12 +0.58 pp
1979 80.54 −1.07 pp
1978 81.61 +4.53 pp
1977 77.08 +1.8 pp
1976 75.28 +0.64 pp
1975 74.64 +2.17 pp
1974 72.48 +4.07 pp
1973 68.41 +1.97 pp
1972 66.44

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.